A leading House Democrat said Friday John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a "risky" move that could ultimately prove disastrous to the Republican prospects in November.

Meanwhile, a top Senate Democrat said the pick is a "Hail Mary pass" and a "roll of the dice," in what is the initial reactions from McCain's rival party.

Speaking to South Carolina ETV Radio, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn likened the choice of Palin to Walter Mondale's choice of Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and George H.W. Bush's pick of Dan Quayle in 1988. Both picks  relatively unknown political figures at the time  generated initial excitement but were ultimately deemed poor choices by many political observers.

"I think (her selection) would be something similar to Dan Quayle  Dan Quayle proved to be sort of an embarrassment as a campaigner, being thrust on a national stage like that could be very tough," Clyburn said. "Now Mondale tried to shake things up by going with Geraldine Ferraro, she proved to be a disaster as a running mate. And as a campaigner, she was absolutely awful."

"And so I just think that it is very risky for McCain to do this, but it may be all he has left," Clyburn also said.

In an issued statement, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Palin is significantly mismatched to Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden and said the prospect of her becoming president is "troubling."

This woman could have a lobotomy and still out IQ both Obama and Biden. Heh! Heck, her speech was better without a prompter than the Obamaloon with one. Despite the MSM’s best efforts to derail this, the dhimmis are toast - as long as McCain doesn’t do something stupid - like acting like a senator.

The executive experience Sarah Palin has as the VP on the ticket, is much more than the experience Obama has as the top of the Dem ticket.

In addition, Sarah's experience is all-American, pro-American, and proud American experience. Whereas Obama's is militantly anti-American as a community organizer, working in the Saul Alinsky method (ie. marxist) of "community" orgainization.

A leading House Democrat said Friday John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a "risky" move that could ultimately prove disastrous to the Republican prospects in November.

Any time a demo(n)crat provides "advice" to Conservatives it is because they are about to wet their pants.

I love the criticism of the Demo(n)crats over Sarah Palin: "Do you want someone with no experience a heartbeat away from the Presidency?" Whoa, do they really want to hammer that theme?!

Well, I'd far prefer she be a heartbeat away from the Presidency than Barry's heartbeat actually being IN the Presidency!

Speaking of heartbeats...let's talk about Barry and babies who actually survive abortions and are left to die in IL thanks to Barry. Is this the "experience" we want in the White House.

Here we were on the 45th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech, where Demo(n)crats and the Dinosaur Media are asking the American voters to select a man based on the color of his skin rather than on the content of his (deeply flawed) character!

The Democrats really are in a tizzy-fit about this news. They thought they owned the air waves.

Batten down the hatches, folks! It’s gonna be a bumpy ride. Super Sarah is here!

We ought to be able to create some funny bumper stickers over this. Barack Obama vs. Super Sarah!

What I liked about Sarah Palin was her humility and down-to-earth outlook. She’s not a nuanced person. None of that prissy Ivy League phoniness about her. NcCain and Palin ought to be able to ride rings around Obama-Biden. She’s very pretty, but I’m sure she doesn’t peer into her mirror 1/10th as often as Obama does.

"I think (her selection) would be something similar to Dan Quayle  Dan Quayle proved to be sort of an embarrassment as a campaigner, being thrust on a national stage like that could be very tough," Clyburn said. "Now Mondale tried to shake things up by going with Geraldine Ferraro, she proved to be a disaster as a running mate. And as a campaigner, she was absolutely awful."

And this guy has thrown Ferraro completely under the bus! These guys are so confused about how to approach this, I'd bet their heads are exploding!

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